LHR, overpriced and underwhelming...
Jun 23, 2012, 9:42 am
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Here
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/ti...#Minimum_Fares
And it says here (what discounts do I get)
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
that it is NOT available for Oyster PAGO fares (it is available on travel cards - I sometimes buy a travel card using my network card because at a weekend it is cheaper than the Oyster PAGO price cap)
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/ti...#Minimum_Fares
And it says here (what discounts do I get)
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
that it is NOT available for Oyster PAGO fares (it is available on travel cards - I sometimes buy a travel card using my network card because at a weekend it is cheaper than the Oyster PAGO price cap)
Jun 23, 2012, 11:04 am
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Here
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/ti...#Minimum_Fares
And it says here (what discounts do I get)
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
that it is NOT available for Oyster PAGO fares (it is available on travel cards - I sometimes buy a travel card using my network card because at a weekend it is cheaper than the Oyster PAGO price cap)
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/ti...#Minimum_Fares
And it says here (what discounts do I get)
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
that it is NOT available for Oyster PAGO fares (it is available on travel cards - I sometimes buy a travel card using my network card because at a weekend it is cheaper than the Oyster PAGO price cap)
Jun 23, 2012, 11:07 am
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Network cards and Oyster PAYG explained in more detail here:
http://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/railcard-discounts/
http://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/railcard-discounts/
Jun 23, 2012, 11:57 am
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Wish I'd known about this sooner! They'll probably withdraw it now that it's out on Flyertalk!!
Jun 23, 2012, 2:19 pm
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As for the shops, well for a lot of people shopping in duty free is a big part of their holiday experience. And even for myself, although I can't afford much I certainly enjoy browsing. So far, very far, from everyone hates passing the shops.
I think you mean annoying some of your customers !
There are lots of people (yes and regular and not just holiday fliers) who enjoy shopping at airports and it's not like anyone is forced to buy anything.
Personally I am happy for the shoppers to subsidise the landing charges for me.
There are lots of people (yes and regular and not just holiday fliers) who enjoy shopping at airports and it's not like anyone is forced to buy anything.
Personally I am happy for the shoppers to subsidise the landing charges for me.
As I've said above, for most people they want duty free shopping. From what we see at the gates, it's a minority who DON'T buy anything.
Jun 23, 2012, 2:31 pm
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What people dislike (myself included) is being forced to go down and up and all around to get where we want. Isn't there enough consumerism in this world without shoving it down people's throats?
T5 should let people make up their own minds without making their minds up for them. They obviously realize this is the preference, or the secret door wouldn't exist. They realize that F pax won't put up with this nonsense.
Jun 23, 2012, 2:40 pm
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Sadly some will always disagree no matter what I say.
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Jun 23, 2012, 3:19 pm
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At T5 you can always use your own mind and just totally ignore the shops on the lower level when heading to galleries south.
BAA may force you to go the long way round, nobody forces you to spend spend spend in any of the T5 shops.
Not once have i been remotely tempted to buy the girlfriend a mulberry handbag or something shiny from tiffanys on the way to galleries south, much to her disapointment
BAA may force you to go the long way round, nobody forces you to spend spend spend in any of the T5 shops.
Not once have i been remotely tempted to buy the girlfriend a mulberry handbag or something shiny from tiffanys on the way to galleries south, much to her disapointment
Last edited by lancefan; Jun 23, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Jun 23, 2012, 3:24 pm
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You're obviously not from a business background.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:27 pm
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Jun 23, 2012, 3:41 pm
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I accept that many people regard a shopping experience as part of the travel experience. I do not. It does irritate me that I have to make the down and up schlep from north security to the flounge. I pay BAA back for causing this irritation by buying as little as possible in their shopping mall. I assume that BAA have done their analysis and decided that annoying me and my ilk is less important than the revenue they can make by making people pass all their shops on the way to the lounges. That of course is their decision to make.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:41 pm
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Last time I used my Network card to buy a HEX ticket, I asked the ticket guy why one has to use the ticket offices to get the discount.
He claimed that if they offered the discount at the machine, everyone would automatically select it whether they had a card or not.
I said but isn't that what the on-train inspections would catch?
He seemed to think that lots of tickets would slip through despite that.
I agree that it feels like an attempt to offer discounts (which I believe they *have* to do) whilst making them harder to buy .
He claimed that if they offered the discount at the machine, everyone would automatically select it whether they had a card or not.
I said but isn't that what the on-train inspections would catch?
He seemed to think that lots of tickets would slip through despite that.
I agree that it feels like an attempt to offer discounts (which I believe they *have* to do) whilst making them harder to buy .
Jun 23, 2012, 3:47 pm
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I'm not sure I would say that most people buy something from the clothing/perfume/jewellery/electricals stores although admittedly I don't pay much attention.
Perhaps the LGW sample of passengers has a higher proportion of less frequent travellers for whom duty free is an amenity to be taken advantage of once or twice per year?
Jun 23, 2012, 3:51 pm
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Thanks for this. May I ask how the discounts differ? The only data point I have to hand is a return with GC discount bought at a HEX ticket office for £22.40, which is slightly more than a third off the published return fare of £34.00.